Supreme Court of India

Sama Aruna v. State of Telangana and Anr.

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Reported as [2017] 4 S.C.R. 52
Bench S. A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao JJ.
Decided 3 May 2017

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Preventive Detention: Detention under s. 3 (2) of Telangana Prevention of Dangero·us Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Tl·affic Offenders and Land Grabbers Act, 1986 - Propriety of - Held: The essential concept of preventive detention is that the detention of a person is not to punish him for something he has done, but to prevent him from doing it - The power to detain under 1986 Act can be exercised only for preventing a person fiwn engaging in, or pursuing or taking some action which adversely affects or is likely to affectthe maintenance of public order -

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